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Get startedApplegate Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Speen, Princes Risborough, Princes Risborough (HP27 0SA). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £768,000 sits 70.7% above the 2006 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Applegate Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Reduce by up to 3m in height and width x 3 Damson trees (G1)
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£768,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.5% per year over 10 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 13.5% per year over 10 years.
Applegate Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,041
Street avg £5,483
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Fell Conifer (T9) because of excessive shading and proximity to property.
3 more applications for this property
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22 August 2006Most recent
£450,000
+251.6%over 9 years24 September 1996
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HP27 0SA: £695,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
HP27 0DZ
Studridge Lane North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Speen CofE VA School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
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